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FOUNDATION AND ROOTS OF THE SCHOOL

St. Louis College Valenzuela was founded by Professor Jose C. Olivares, our first president. The construction of the main school building began in 1976, and began operations on February 14,1978. It had two storeys housing 14 classrooms and facilities for the High School and College. The College of Veterinary Medicine, then the flagship course, was housed in a separate building across the main building. In addition, the college offered Engineering, Food and Nutrition, Liberal Arts, Business Administration and Secretarial Courses.

In 1979, the administration of the school then known as the Philippine College of Technological Resources (PCTR) was passed on to Emmanuel J. Olivares. The 1980s ushered in the demand for skilled labor, here and abroad, hence the venture into technical-vocational courses such as Automotive/Diesel Mechanics, Practical Electricity, and Refrigeration & Air-conditioning.

In 1983, Agnes O. Luciano assumed the presidency, and worked for the continuous development and expansion of PCTR. The same year, the main building (Jose Olivares Building) was expanded to add a third floor that contributed 7 classrooms for the High School and College.

In 1985, a variety of short courses were created for the benefit of out-of-school youth and enterprising homemakers, such as Baking & Cooking, Food Processing, Stuffed Toys Production, Reflexology and later, Hi-speed Sewing, through the assistance of the Rotary Club of Valenzuela. Among those to benefit from these short courses were out-of- school youth, housewives, the unemployed and early retirees of San Miguel Corporation.

In 1986, PCTR opened its doors to its youngest students with the beginning of the pre-school (Nursery, Junior and Senior Kindergarten), followed shortly after by the Elementary Department. Gradually, the Grade School population grew, and the interest in technical-vocational courses waned, as the country slowly began to adapt to Computer Technology.

In 1989, the Leonora Juzgaya Building was erected, and its initial four classrooms were immediately filled by the High School Department, which was growing steadily since the school opened in 1978. Thus began a flurry of activities to develop the campus and its facilities to meet the needs of a growing school community, and demonstrate its commitment to providing quality education.

In 1991, the Maria Juzgaya Pavilion was built to improve the previous canteen structure. In 1992, with the financial assistance of the SSS, the Leonora Juzgaya Building was expanded from a single floor to its present three storeys, increasing the High School and College classrooms from the original four to nineteen. In 1993, a separate canteen was constructed for Grade School students.

In 1994, the College first offered Hotel and Restaurant Management and HRM laboratories and College classrooms were built upon the Leonora Juzgaya Roof Deck.

Interest in Computer Technology courses likewise peaked in the early 1990s, though all departments were using computers for teaching since the early 1980s. In 1992, the College began offering Information Technology courses. To support its IT Department, the third floor of the Jose Olivares building was expanded in 1995 for computer laboratories, lecture rooms, and libraries.
In 1996, the Maria Juzgaya Pavilion gave way to the two storey Maria Juzgaya Building, wherein the High School and College Canteen and an additional six High School classrooms are located. To date, the Jose Olivares Building, Leonora and Maria Juzgaya Buildings contain nearly sixty classrooms, without counting the libraries, laboratories, music room and audio-visual room.

Also in 1996, PCTR consulted with CICM Missionaries, who are the school administrators of St. Louis University and SLU-affiliated schools. The linkage was most beneficial for PCTR in the areas of faculty development, graduate studies and Christian Formation. In 1997, PCTR was admitted as an affiliate school of the St. Louis Educational System, under the SLU Superintendent of Schools. At present, however, the Office of the Superintendent of Schools is vacant and inactive.

In November 1997, in further pursuance of its mission-vision of providing Christian education, PCTR formally changed its name to ST. LOUIS COLLEGE VALENZUELA.

Still in 1997, the school Chapel was constructed and improvements were made to the school facade. Simultaneously, a covered walk was added, connecting the school buildings to the gate. The quadrangle, perimeter fence and grandstand were improved. In 1998, the HRM Mini-Hotel and Food Laboratory Building were built, thus separating HRM facilities from that of other courses.

In 2000, construction began on the rooftop gym, the last project under President Agnes O. Luciano, who passed away in January 2002. At present, stewardship of SLCV is in the hands of President Raymond O. Luciano.

In 2006, St. Louis College Valenzuela acquired a pre- and elementary school on Lamesa St., Baranggay Ugong, Valenzuela City that is very near the North Luzon Expressway/C-5 extension.
At the campus on Maysan Road meanwhile, several improvements are worth noting.  First, an advanced fire alarm system was installed together with an improved announcement and closed-circuit TV (CCTV) security network.  Second, a refurbished emergency lighting and WIFI system were made available.

Third, the SLCV science laboratories were modernized together with the school library which now has an automated system and free to use WIFI-based computer units.

In 2010 and 2011, extensions to the Maria Juzgaya and Mini-Hotel buildings have added even more classrooms and restrooms as well as a larger and more modern theater type audio-visual room to complement our mobile audio-visual units.  It was completed nearly simultaneously with a slightly expanded parking lot with a separate entrance and exit.

Today, St. Louis College Valenzuela is on the brink of further major improvements.  Exactly what and how will be a reason to revisit this page on occasion.


PHILOSOPHY, MISSION AND VISION

PHILOSOPHY

St. Louis College believes…..  That every human being has the capacity to develop his intellect and free will. Academic excellence at SLC is not solely focused on the acquisition of knowledge and the upgrading of skills, rather, the institution shall also provide the proper venue for the pursuit of wisdom which becomes the basic source from which the students discern, judge, and act on the different facets of reality.

St. Louis College believes…. That in all areas of academic life, the process of discerning truth is guided by a clear and critical study of the objective conditions of reality. Truth is consistent with the purpose of law and justice and enhanced by a free exchange of ideas.

St. Louis College believes…..  That the achievement of the fullness of its Christian orientation is primarily founded on the inculcation of the virtue of charity among its students. SLC shall train its students to be men and women for others with awareness of the economic, political, and socio-cultural realities in the local and global contexts. The institution likewise empowers its students so that they become active participants in nation building as well as catalysts of change, knowing fully well that Christian benevolence is realized only through the outward manifestation of genuine concern, strong commitment and decisive action for the benefit of the others in particular and the society at large.

VISION

Our school is committed to provide an evangelizing education that will lead the student to actualize her/his dignity as a person and attain an integral human formation that will enable him/her to respond and commit to the call of God to participate in the realization of God’s kingdom of justice, unity, love and peace.

MISSION

Therefore the mission of our school is to provide

  • An integrated Christian formation based on the values of the Gospel that prepares man for life on earth and here after.
  • Training for skills and competencies that will harness the intellectual capacities, effective competencies and behavioral skills of students enabling them to participate and contribute in the building of the church, the nation and the global village.
  • Opportunities for interaction with other academic and non-academic institutions and related agencies in order to determine our participation in promoting interdependence and mutual help in favor of the common good.
  • Opportunities for participation in the worldwide concern to save the earth and uplift the plight of street children, prisoners, aged and abused women.
 

 

 

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THE PATRON SAINT

 

ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA
March 9, 1568-June 21, 1591
The Patron Saint of Students


This beloved saint the eldest son of the Marquis Ferdinand Gonzaga, was cradled in luxury and reared among the din of arms. His mother destined him for the church, but his father for a military career. As a boy, Aloysius was often left in the company of soldiers, from whom he learned various coarse expressions. When he innocently repeated these at home, his tutor severely reprimanded him, and all his life Aloysius deeply regretted what he regarded as a great "sin". At the age of seven he began to recite the Office of the Our Lady and other devotions, kneeling on the bare floor. At the age of nine, when at the court of Florence, he made a vow of perpetual chastity. When his father sent him to the courts of Mantua, Ferrara, Pama and Turin, hoping to tone down his piety, he lived like a monk, dating several days a week and rising at midnight to pray.

At the age of thirteen he was appointed page at the Spanish court but far from being beguiled by its pomp and pleasures, he showed such modesty and recollection that it was said he did not seem to be made of flesh and blood. When he expressed his wish to join the Jesuits, his mother happily approved, but his father became furious and threatened to flog him. To break his son’s vocation he sent him to the courts of Northern Italy, but Aloysius remained unmoved. Finally his father yielded, and at the age of seventeen Aloysius became Jesuit novice in Rome. Six weeks later his father died an edifying death, having completely changed his worldly mode of life.

Aloysius became an ideal religious, his modesty, friendliness, and recollection made him appear like an angel in the flesh. His special delight was to perform the lowliest tasks in the kitchen. During an epidemic of the plague in Rome he nursed the sick, instructed them, and performed the meanest services. He contracted the diseases, but recovered, only to fall victim after a time to a slow, weakening fever. But as long as he could, he rose at midnight to pray on the bare floor, propped between the bed and the wall to keep himself from falling. At the approach of death, he was overjoyed and cried out "We are going, gladly." When he died he was only twenty-three years old. Pope Benedict XII proclaimed him the patron of young students, and Pius XI named him patron of youth in 1926.

His feast is celebrated June 21

 
 



SYMBOLS OF OUR SCHOOL

SEAL

The cross and the dove signify our mission as a catholic educational institution to propagate the Gospel.

The sunrise throwing its rays to the horizon stand for every opportunity to put into good use the God-given talents for the service of our fellowmen.

The book, torch and laurel stand for knowledge that enlightens and inspires because it is based on truth.

The people symbolize the partnership among the school, family and community in the total education of every child.

COLORS

What SLCV colors represent:

Yellow -- The shade of yellow adopted by St. Louis College Valenzuela is the second official school color and represents the quick-witted, and those who seek wisdom or SAPIENTIA.  It was adopted after the school had become the Philippine College of Technological resources (PCTR);

Green -- The shade of green originally adopted by the school as an Annex to Our Lady of Fatima College symbolizes selflessness and charity or CARITAS;

Blue -- The Marian color representing St. Louis, it also symbolizes truth or VERITAS.

MOTTO

Wisdom builds

 

 

Facilities


FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL

School Facilities

Library

The Media Resource Center contains a regularly updated selection of books covering a wide range of subject areas.  Our subscriptions of journals, manuals, digests, magazines, and newspapers contribute to the effective delivery of relevant information here and abroad.  This is also where we provide free, content-screened internet access to students and faculty and where various reference materials are available.

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Audio-Visual Room

Sound and motion make learning more effective with the use of slides, transparencies and motion pictures.  A separate audio-visual room is another learning center with a library of educational films to meet the various instructional needs of both students and faculty.  It is equipped with television, overhead projectors, slide projectors, 8-mm camera, VCR, and VCD/DVD player.

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Computer Technology Center

In keeping with advanced technology, the Computer Center consists of an exclusive laboratory for every department; for college, high school and elementary.  They operate numerous personal computers and provide hands-on services daily.  Full time instructors are available to assist the student's self-directed access to the computer units.  The Center is equipped with facilities for networking, internet, multimedia, and licensed state-of-the-art programming and application software techniques.

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General Science Laboratory and Physics Laboratory

Our science laboratories have been newly renovated and include state-of-the-art improvements and equipment.  Students who wish to discover the wonders of science are given the chance to explore the elements and mysteries of the physical world in these laboratories.  Also, the students are taught how to apply complicated principles in order to exemplify inventiveness and ingenuity, an important facet that is addressed through simple but innovative experiments.

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Mini Hotel

The mini hotel serves as laboratory for the HRM students to provide them with necessary knowledge, skills and attitude in hotel management.  Competent instructors assist the students run the mini hotel

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Rooftop Gym and Activity Center

The Rooftop Gym and Activity Center has an audience capacity of 3,000 persons. The venue is particularly suited to accommodate Institutional activities. Gary Valenciano, the Side-A Band and Binibining Valenzuela candidates have graced our stage, and we expect to host many more performances by students and guests. The enclosed chapel serves as a daily prayer room, and may also be opened up for community mass.

The sports area will be finished with wood flooring, and a balcony has been built for a panoramic view. Locker rooms and showers are available for the convenience of our athletics teams.

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Chapel

The chapel provides a place for meditation, reflection, and serenity that allows intimate conversations with our Creator.  With its simple interior design, one could easily feel relaxed, comfortable, and one with God.

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Location Map


LOCATION MAP

 

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